The St. Vincent de Paul Mustangs will play host again on Wednesday to welcome the Santa Rosa Panthers, where first pitch is scheduled at 4:00 p.m. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Vincent de Paul will bounce into Wednesday's matchup after beating Montgomery, who they hadn't topped in nine consecutive meetings. St. Vincent de Paul came out on top against Montgomery by a score of 6-3 on Friday. That's two games straight that St. Vincent de Paul has won by exactly three runs.
St. Vincent de Paul's win was truly a team effort as five different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Jack Mountanos, who scored two runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances. Another player making a difference was Nico Antonini, who scored a run and stole two bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, Santa Rosa made easy work of Middletown on Monday and carried off a 9-1 victory.
Daniel Mills made a splash while hitting and pitching. He struck out nine batters over seven innings while giving up just one earned run off three hits. Mills was also big at the plate, scoring a run and stealing a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances.
In other batting news, Troy Rizo was excellent, scoring a run while going 3-for-4. Nolan Bankston was another key contributor, scoring a run while going 1-for-4.
St. Vincent de Paul has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a massive bump to their 13-10 record this season. As for Santa Rosa, their win bumped their record up to 9-14-1.
St. Vincent de Paul skirted past Santa Rosa 10-8 in their previous meeting back in April. Will St. Vincent de Paul repeat their success, or does Santa Rosa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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